Stencil device



Feb. 7, 1933. o. P. woLFE, JR

SVTENCIL DEVICE Filed Jan. ll, 1932 Patented F eb, ',7, 1933 OLIVER e. Wengen-Q er liessen; 'meeeeeifeemeeeeeieiiee er* se,

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s'rENeIL DEVICE 'Application .led January 211, 1932. Serial No. 585,961.

,My intention, ithehfreletee te `eieiiel de- -Vices,and hasamongits obj evcts the provision of means whereby a character asharply deined edge .may be readily ferme@ .011 ,the

A eurfeeete be Sieiieiled, .will beibeet undereteed .fliem the -felieWiig deeeripten when reed in the light ef the .eeeempenying drawing ei en embodiment of the invention selected .for ilflustrative purposes, the ,scope-of which in vention will be more particularlypointedout in the,appendedy claims. i

In the drawing 2,-

, `Fig. A1 `isa planfofoneforlnofastencil denvice constructed according lto the invention; Fig, 2 is a plan of ,the underside of one o fthestencils; I .v `Figs. 8, Agand are respectively sections enthe liiiesB-fe., .4i-tend 55 ofgFg- 1.,; and Y n Fig. 6 ,is an edgeV View of Athe support as Viewed,fleiiltheitePQfFg- .1-

vReferrirng to Jthe drayyi 11g, each y stencil in the Submitted embodiment". ef the inventien .comprises ,e plete-like member 1 heffingen oifsetportion B disposedat a slight anglento the remainingy portion of the mernher; i As shown, theoisetpportions 3 `are formed with openings 5 of .shapecorresponding to that of the characters to'be `formed by the stenciling operation, said characters "herein y exemplied bythe letters `E and Conveniently, Lthe stencil for-the letter yO may be -ormedfby cuttingout theplateto correspond to the .outer` periphery of 4this letter, while at the center of this opening thus formed is placed aplate 7 the periphery of which corresponds tothefinner periphery oftheV letter, this-,latter plateL being connected Vtogthe surrounding portion' ofthe plate 1 .fby suitable bridge members ,9 at the outer side of the stenciLsothattheletter forniedby application of paint or yarnislrto the surface to be stenciled Will consist of aV continuous line. YOther; letters having a, closedline, such `45 as thelletters B., Rf?, etc., maybe vsirnilarly 4iforrnect Y Herein, feurieendiegthe lperirhery ef the openingj of each stencil ajbead'yf'l'l of-resilient'non-absorbent materiaLfsuch as rubber,

'50 which as shown is beveledto present` aline lerle Eend n thereef ie llike `edge 13 for .Contact lwith 1the r`surface S 0,11 which ,the eteneled ehereetefe ere te be formed. n j s As lshowinnthe deuice comprises a support te Whieh the eteilefle lmei be ,readily etieehei s and. deteeheelby means Providing ier ewiliga ing ,mevement ef the eteneilepteneld en@ .away .fremthe euefeee S- Ae 4Sheen, 1Vthis.

.eupperteomnreee pletevle Carrying neef f 9 ene edge Vtiieree e :longitudinally eistendiig "6 member y17 `Wlieh ie inthe form 0f e-tiibeiiiwingetene eide theieeei e A,l.engitildiiielly eX- tending elet ,19- ,Ae shown, eeeh eieeeil lee provided with a` transn eersel-.r extending er initieel, bead 21 geler? 65 ed tobereceiyed'iwithin the tube 17 with the plate portion 1 oi? the stencil projecting through `the f elet 19 'the letter allewiig the stencils teewiliglteweld end @Way from the Surface S. illustrated,each stencil carries a leaf spring 23 secured atnoneend thereof by suitable rivets 25 to the plate1,.l the spring lloeing ,bent vto `torno ,a portion 27 for eenteeting :with :the Supperiiig' plate VA1,5-

tohold theedges 13 of thebead'slI out OII" tact with said surface, as shOiiinin 3;

r:II-1,oiNever,fJoy pressing on .themstencils, said edgesinay r,be hroughtinto contact Withfsaid surfaceras shown in FigA, in lwhich position .a brushcontainingpaint, Varnish, or'cther .substance may be applied `,tofthe opening ofV ythe :stencil to forni` onV said surface. the apk- )ropriate character,whereupon releasingthe 4pressure offtheh'a'nd ronrthe stencilKWlill cause it to'moveautomatically from the polsitionshoynfby Eig. itothe positionshown )nynFgrS Y, Y. .Y ,l i, .n

' Hereinorsecuring the support to a 4surface as', forexa1nple,v a Window pane, the plate ,15 rcarrie'sgnsuction dislis or cups Y29 `offsuitgable Vrneterial:such as flexible rubber,kthe`se disks hayingfsuitable heads` l31 securedtoinieiriieeiieieyriertiene ,ef epringileveie 33s the latter at one of their ends loeing carried'loy` Aflhese;springs actwresilientlyto yurgetlie-st'en- 7 5 n cils away from the ,i surface S so as znoiinally bracketsusecured tothe plate. As illus .l

,ti'teei We. Steeb eileteii' eupfeeierrevided, i f iheeel being gleeeted edieeet the enrefeiie @has respeaiveiy of the' pria 15, when naar f1@ is formed with openings 37 through which the cups extend. By moistening-the cups and i' pressing the' heads 31 toward the surface to which the support is to be secured the plate 175 Will befirmly Vsecured to said surface in slightly spaced relation therewith.- For detaching the cupsV from this surface, conveniently the heads 3l may be pressed towards said surface and atV the same timev the levers 33 pulled'a'vvay'froin said surface. L

It Will be understood that VY,Suitable stencils i may be inserted in the tubular. holder v17 to form the legend or the like to be stenciled, the* open end 39 of the tubular. holder convenientlybeing spaced from the adjacent suction cup a sufcient distance to allow the'stencils to i be inserted through said'end, Whilethe edge of the plate 15 opposite the holder l17y conveniently `may be graduated to enable the stencils tobe properly placed and spaced.

The provision of the line likefedges vlgjon 'the beads [surrounding the opening'sin the pffstencils it has been found permits the formafz tion" of a character with a sharply-defined edge, the possibility of blurring lthe edge by transverse movement of the stencil when lift- Y 4ing it from the surfaceon Which the characters are formed being insuredagainst by provision of a stencil which automatically moves the lineV like edges 13 out of contact withsaid surface upon removal of pressure from the stencil.` Y t'It will be understood that Wide'deviation's may be made from the form of the invention herein illustrated Within the scopeof the ap- 'jpended claims. Y i' Iclaim: p Y s. 'I LA stencil 'having' means forming an 'openingk bordered byi a bead of resilient nonabsorbent material khaving a line .like edge conformingr to the outline of the character to be stenciled. Y Y 2. Aldeviceor the character described having, in combination, a stencil having means forming an opening bordered'by a bead of resilient non-absorbent material having'a line like edge conforming to the outline of Y thefcharacter to be stenciled, and means4 for ment of'said edge toward and away from the feov resiliently supporting said stencil for movesurface on Vwhich said character is .to'be formed.

3. In a device of the character described, a stencil comprising a plate-like part formed With an opening corresponding yto the character to be stenciled, a beadof resilient non-l absorbent material carried by said plate-like kpart and surrounding said opening, said bead formedvvith a line likeedge for contacting with the surface on which said character is to be formed.l

- 4, In a device of the character described,

'l a stencil comprising a plate-like part formed anopening corresponding to the character to be stenciled, a'bead of resilient non-.

absorbent material carried by said plate-like part and surrounding said opening, said bead facter to-be stenciled,;abead of resilient noni absorbentmaterial carried by saidgplate-like part and surrounding'said opening, saidfbead formed VWith a'vlin-e Vlikeedge-y for contacting With the surface on Whichsaidv character is to be formed, a supportg'means for hingedly Connecting said plate-like party tofsaidVr sup- Y port for movement toward Hand ,away from said surface, and-resilient means cooperating with said plate-like part operative toV urge 'Y said ,edge of said bead normally out ofcontact with 'said surface,` M Y t 6. In a device of thek character described, a stencil comprising a plate-like .part formed kwith 'an opening correspondingl to the chan* acte-roto be stenciled, a bead 'of resilient nonabsorbent material carried by, said plate-like l' part and surrounding saidropening, said bead formed With a line like' edgez forcontacting With the surface on vWhich said character i is to be formed, a support, readily detachplate-like vpart to said Vsupport. for movement ktovvard and'avvay from said surface, and resilientjineans cooperating With said yplate-like *part operative to ,urge ysaid edge said surface.

able'means for hingedly connecting said 7190.

ofy said bead normally out'of vcontact with 11.95

7. Ina device of thefcharacter described, 'l

Ava stencil comprising a* plate-like part formed `with an opening corresponding tothevcharacter to be stenciled, a bead of resilient'nonabsorbent material'carriedby said plate-like kpart and surrounding said openingsaid bead- .formed With alinelike edge'for contacting "With the surface on which said characteris i to be formed, a support, suction disks for sei curing said support torsaid surface, Asaid plate-like part being carried by said support for'movement toward and away from said surface, and resilient means cooperating with said plate-like part operativeV to urgev said ledge of said bead normally out of contact Withsaid surface.,

8. V A device ofthelcharacter describedhavlng, in combination, ya support for a plural- .ity of stencilsV each of which latter are mounted on said supportfor movement independently of each other rtoward f and avvay from a surface to be stenciled,f saidstencils ,each having means forming. lineL like edge portions bordering` the stencil character, and means acting on said stencils resiliently urging said edge portions thereof out of contact with said surface.

9. A device of the character described hav-v Y ing, in combination, a support, a plurality i of stencils, said support and stencils having cooperating portions for mounting said sten cils on said support in readily detachable relation and for movement of said stencils independently of each other toward and away from a surface to be stenciled, and spring means for each stencil for resiliently urging it normally out of Contact with said surface.

10. A device of the vcharacter described having, in combination, a support, a `plurality of stencils, said support and stencils having cooperating portions for mounting said stencils on said support in readily detachable relation and for swinging movement of said stencils independently of each other toward and away from a surface to be stenciled, said stencils each carrying a spring for contacting with said support for normally urging said stencil out of contact with saidV t surface.

In testimony whereof, I have signed Vmy name to this specification.

OLIVER P, WOLFE, JR. 

